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P. S. MGKITTRIOK & W. WILKSON. COMBINED SPICE HOLDER, GRINDER, NAILFULLER, AND GAS WRENCH.

No. 545,090. Patented Aug. 27,1895.

FREDRIOK SARTIN MGKITTRIGK AND WILLIAM WILKSON, OF JOHANNES- BURG, SOUTHAFRICAN REPUBLIC.

COMBlNED SPICE HOLDER, GRINDER, NAIL-FULLER, AND GAS-WRENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,090, dated August27, 1895.

' Application filed January 17, 1895. Serial No. 55351286. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FREDRIOK SARTIN' MCKITTRICK, a subject of the Queenof Great Britain, and WILLIAM WILKSON, a citizen of the United States,residents of Johannesburg, South African Republic, have invented acertain new and useful Combined Spice Holder and Grinder, Nail-Puller,and Gas-Wrench, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention consists of a tool or implement for domestic use wherewithspicessuch as nutmegs, ginger, cloves, &c.may be readily ground to afine powder in such quantity as the user may desire, and by detachingthe grinding apparatus the tool may be used for pulling small nails, asa gas fittings wrench, and for sundry other domestic purposes. I I Inthe accompaying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the device. Fig. 2is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig.1 with the grinding attachment removed.

Referring to the drawings, which form a part of this specification, A Aare a pair of grips or jaws passing through two rectilinear slots in thecover of the cylinder 0 and connected at their lower ends to a circulardisk or piston B by two pins or a. The disk or piston is allowed to workfreely in the cylinder or shell 0 and is connected to the wooden handleD by means of the shank E, which passes through the helical spring F andthe handle D and is fixed by the milled nut b, which also serves toadjust the pressure of the spring F. The jaws are made to open by Ipushing up the handle D, the pressure of the spring Fcausing them toeffect a firm grip upon anything that may be placed between themimmediately after the pressure on the handle is removed. a

G is a small steel disk, with sawteeth grooves cut in the face of it.

H is asmall handle connected with the disk by the spindle I, which worksin a bush in the top of the slide-bar J, which is attached to thecylinder 0 by means of the two brackets K K, screwed or otherwise fixedto the side.

L is a small helical spring which serves to maintain the pressure of thegrinder or cutter Gr up against the material in the jaws which is beingoperated upon.

The whole of the tool, with the exception of the cutter, maybe made ofmalleable castiron, brass, or other suitable material; and the disk maybe made in other suitable form than the one above described. It may bemade of case-hardened cast-iron or steel, or it may be made of asuitable thin metal with holes punched in it, the under rough surfacecaused by the punctures serving to grind the spices.

It must, however, be understood that we do therein with means foroperating them, and

the detachable grinder or cutter, substantially as described.

2. In combination the cylinder, the spring pressed jaws supportedtherein, the handle for operating them, the detachable slide bar and thegrinder carried thereby, substantially as described.

3. In combination the cylinder, the disk sliding therein carryingpivoted jaws, the shank, the sliding handle connected therewith, thespring, and the detachable grinder held in proximity to said jaws,substantially as described.

4. In combination, the cylinder provided with brackets, the jaws withmeans for operating them, the removable bar slidingin said brackets withmeans for looking it therein, and the grinder carried by said bar,substantially as described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDRICK SARTIN MGKITTRIGII. WILLIAM WILKSON.

Witnesses: D. L. WOOLF, J. M. MoLLER, RICHARD Ross MUNRO, FREDRIOK JOHNMdLLER.

